Rachell66 Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Hi, I am about to buy a bending iron. What is your opinion about this one? https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-bending-sides/bending-iron.html Thanks, Rachel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Butcher Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 I have one, but would never buy another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachell66 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Wood Butcher said: I have one, but would never buy another. You got this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 I started with the bending iron you have linked. Never really liked it, but it will get the job done. I now have a bending iron and strap made by Luthier's Bench https://luthiers-bench.com/products/bending-iron. I'm very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachell66 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jim Bress said: I started with the bending iron you have linked. Never really liked it, but it will get the job done. I now have a bending iron and strap made by Luthier's Bench https://luthiers-bench.com/products/bending-iron. I'm very happy with it. The stewmac, used, has been reduced to £115 + delivery.. I am buying tools slowly for building my first violin. Can you please tell me what you didn't like about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Butcher Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 It’s the wrong shape for violins really, unless you buy the extra extension, but even that’s not the right shape either. This iron was designed for guitars and mandolins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 I have often wondered why Americans only have 120 volts, whereas the rest of the world has twice as many (220-240 Volts). Could some kind person who knows why, explain it to me please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle duke Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 45 - 60 min. to heat up? I use a clothes iron made for neck ties and would have all of the ribs done before the bending iron was heated up. Ken N. always called it cold bending - he's probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 This is perhaps another option. It's been mentioned here before, price seems in the ballpark, and you may find reviews of it here. https://www.dictum.com/en/bending-irons-jbp/bending-iron-with-digital-temperature-control-violin-703921 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avandesande Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 minute ago, jacobsaunders said: I have often wondered why Americans only have 120 volts, whereas the rest of the world has twice as many (220-240 Volts). Could some kind person who knows why, explain it to me please? 220v is delivered to the house and there are sockets for it for things like a stove or dryer. But most of the wiring delivers only one leg of the circuit, so it's half the voltage. I don't know why historically this is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle duke Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 For Jacob - my old man said the U.S. were the first, if not only and also said Edison had something to do with it. I'll give him a few hours to change his mind or come up with another reason - never fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachell66 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, jacobsaunders said: I have often wondered why Americans only have 120 volts, whereas the rest of the world has twice as many (220-240 Volts). Could some kind person who knows why, explain it to me please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachell66 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Just now, Rachell66 said: I asked Dr Google not just any person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 So in other words, the Americans are still saving up for the other half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 34 minutes ago, Rachell66 said: The stewmac, used, has been reduced to £115 + delivery.. I am buying tools slowly for building my first violin. Can you please tell me what you didn't like about it? As WB said, they're made for guitars. The straps are also frustrating because it takes a bend in the strap takes a set. At least mine did. I don't know if they've started using spring steel, but the stainless steel strap mine had was frustrating to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arglebargle Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 52 minutes ago, Jim Bress said: I now have a bending iron and strap made by Luthier's Bench https://luthiers-bench.com/products/bending-iron. I'm very happy with it. I also got this one after 20 years with my old one. Very happy with it and recommend without reserve. Buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 37 minutes ago, jacobsaunders said: I have often wondered why Americans only have 120 volts, whereas the rest of the world has twice as many (220-240 Volts). Could some kind person who knows why, explain it to me please? We are more efficient, so we only need half as many as you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Rachell66 said: What is your opinion about this one?... It looks very similar to, but not identical to, mine. (Mine does not have the violin/mandolin extension.) Mine serves my needs fine. I only do repairs, and I use it less than once a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 45 minutes ago, Brad Dorsey said: We are more efficient, so we only need half as many as you do. 1 hour ago, Rachell66 said: I see, Mr. Burgess would have to chuck out his Victorian toaster and buy a new one, fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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uncle duke Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 a tie rod end wedged into a piece of wood using a propane torch - I tried it but too time consuming trying for good results - again b.s. {don't attempt} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, jacobsaunders said: I see, Mr. Burgess would have to chuck out his Victorian toaster and buy a new one, fair enough Don't be makin' fun of the USA. Without USA, you wouldn't have sausage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Another vote for Luthiers Bench. I too have the one that Stewmac sell and it is gathering dust since I stopped making guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonMaberry Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 I have a Chinese fleabag iron I bought when I was starting out and have no real issues with it. It's not as nice as the luthiers bench one, which is prefer to have, but it gets the job done fine. https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Violin-Rib-Bending-Iron-violin-Making-Tool-temperature-control-Luthier-Tools-/172991480981?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 Be sure to get the appropriate voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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